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PC Perspectivehttp://www.pcper.com/images/podcast-logo-600x600.pngenFive X79 boards to choose fromhttp://www.pcper.com/news/Motherboards/Five-X79-boards-choose
<p class="rteleft">There are five usual suspects when discussing the X79 chipset, Asus's P9X79 Deluxe, the Asrock X79 Extreme9, ECS's X79R-AX, Intel's DX79SI and last but not least, MSI's X79A-GD65(8D).&nbsp; While very similar overall, each board has distinct features that the companies have introduced as standard over the years, from ASUS' Q-LED to MSI's OC Genie.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.techspot.com/review/484-intel-x79-motherboard-roundup/">TechSpot had their work cut out for them</a>, the boards range in price by $100 and the board that they picked as the winner might just surprise you.</p>
<p class="rtecenter"><div class = "center-article-image"><a href="/news/Motherboards/Five-X79-boards-choose" class="inline-image-link" title="View: TS_Intel_10S.jpg"><img src="/files/imagecache/article_max_width/news/2012-01-23/TS_Intel_10S.jpg" alt="TS_Intel_10S.jpg" title="TS_Intel_10S.jpg" class="pcper-inline" width="600" height="277" /></a></div></p>
<blockquote><p>&quot;Those wanting to build the ultimate performance system will naturally turn to Intel&rsquo;s new LGA2011 platform which recently made its debut with the Sandy Bridge-E processors. This highly refined architecture takes the original Sandy Bridge design and pumps it full of steroids, while adding a few new things. Moreover, the platform is expected to support enthusiast-level Ivy Bridge processors that are slated for release by the end of 2012, adding to the platform's longevity.</p>
<p>So if you're already spending $600+ on a processor alone, you'll want to make sure your motherboard is equally impressive. Today we are checking out five high-end X79 motherboards from Asus, Asrock, ECS, Intel and MSI.&quot;</p>
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<p>Here are some more Motherboard articles from around the web:</p>
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<li><a href="http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/msi_x79agd65/" target="_blank">MSI X79A-GD65 (8D) Review @ OCC</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.anandtech.com/show/5360/ecs-x79rax-black-extreme-review" target="_blank">ECS X79R-AX (Black Extreme) @ AnandTech</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=2638" target="_blank">ECS H67H2-M Black Edition Intel H67 Express @ PC Stats</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=2637" target="_blank">Biostar TH67XE Intel H67 Express @ PC Stats</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=606" target="_blank">BIOS Option Of The Week - PCI Dynamic Bursting @ Tech ARP</a></li>
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<p><a href="http://www.pcper.com/news/Motherboards/Five-X79-boards-choose" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://www.pcper.com/news/Motherboards/Five-X79-boards-choose#commentsMotherboardsasrockasusDX79SIECSIntellga2011msip9x79 deluxex79X79 Extreme9X79A-GD65(8D)X79R-AXMon, 23 Jan 2012 22:22:53 +0000Jeremy Hellstrom53336 at http://www.pcper.com